(3) Technical expert for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) India (during 2013-14) to evaluate the market potential of MR fluid technology developed by NPOL, Kochi (DRDO)

(4) Involved in the development of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Lab for the present institute. Now, acting as Lab-in-Charge for the CIM Lab.

(5) Developed a new surface finishing process ‘Magnetorheological Abrasive Honing’ (MRAH) as part of Ph D research work.

(6) Publications in highly rated international journals and international conferences.

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D) Served as Resource Person in International Conferences & Faculty Development Programmes:

1. Engaged a session on ‘Sensors in Manufacturing’ in AICTE-FDP on Advanced Manufacturing Engineering at NIT, Calicut (May 2012)

Awards and Honours

Awards:

➢ Received K. Suryanarain Rau Memorial Senior Student Award for Research and Development in Smart Technology (for Original Research) from Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE), in June 2009. (Award suggested by IIT Madras)

➢ Received Innovative Research Projects Award – 2010 (in Mechanical Engineering Stream) from Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in December 2010, for Ph D Research work and Best Thesis. (Award suggested by IIT Madras)

➢ Special appreciation in the International conference on Technology for Education (IEEE) for developing a different interactive teaching method 'Flip-class based group quiz' for large university classes. (December 2014)

International Conference:

Sadiq A., Development of Bio-incinerator: An Effort towards Green Environment, International Conference on Innovative Research in Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, January 2013

Sadiq A., Flip Class Based Group Quiz - Observations from Engineering Classes, IEEE International Conference on Technology for Education, Amrutha University, December 2014

Sadiq A and Shunmugam MS, Influence of Relative size of Abrasives with CIP in MR Fluid based Surface Finishing Process, International Conference on Mechanics of Complex Solids and Fluids, Lille, France, May 2015